Eriol Hiiragizawa. Kaho Mizuki. Wedding.
It was too rich for Tomoyo in one day so the next morning, she waited excitedly for Eriol's escort service complimented with his daily dose of wisecracks. She was going to start her own vexing marathon with him.
But to her utter shock, he didn't come.
He wasn't even present in the classroom or the school newsroom. Eriol "Oh-God-I'm-Perfect" Hiiragizawa was absent for the first time in his entire school life.
And she hated to admit this, but she was bothered by it. Really, really bothered. Her day just wasn't the same without his annoying ubiquitousness.
Nakuru Akizuki was trying on her just-acquired-from-tv cosmetology skills on the sleeping Spinel when she heard her master groan for the nth time.
"I'm doomed!" cried Eriol, looking at the printed wedding invitations bearing his name with Kaho's. "My god ol bachelor days are over."
"Well, it is your fault, Master," shrugged Nakuru. "You should have told Ms.Kaho that you're not interested to marry her anymore."
"But how should I know that the flower of my destiny that the Dream card predicted for me wasn't a rose but a plum blossom?" he whined. "Never in my wildest dreams had I ever imagined myself walking down the aisle with raven Dragon Lady."
"Do you really believe in all the Dream card's predictions?" asked the servant curiously.
He nodded. "It predicted the lovelife of Sakura and my cute little descendant when I myself didn't see that one coming."
"That's because you were eyeing Li Syaoran for yourself!" giggled Nakuru.
He chuckled. "Well, I'll take him anytime over dragon lady. Only Kami-sama knows how I can tame that fierce little beauty."
Spinel opened one eye. "Master, I couldn't help but eavesdrop in your conversation, and I have to remark how fond you are of Tomoyo Daidouji."
He paused, then laughed. "Ah you wicked little thing! You always see through my lies."
"It's not like it's hard, Master. When it comes to Tomoyo, your feelings are as transparent as the glass window of this room. You lose your touch in emotional masks." It looked at Nakuru. "To prove it, even this simpleton knows about your feelings for her."
"Hey!" cried the woman.
"That bad?" he said with a rueful smile. "I guess Tomoyo is a hazard to my perfect image of a reincarnation of the wisest mage in the world."
"Oh Eriol-sama, you are not Clow Reed. You are just an ordinary person just like Tomoyo and Sakura," said Nakuru.
His eyes softened. "You're right." He then perked up. "I smell the fragrance of plum blossoms." His eyes gleamed mischievously.
"The flower is on our doorstep, Master," informed Spinel, looking out at the window. It then saw its reflection on the window. "YOU CRAZY WOMAN!! WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY FUR??!!!"
Nakuru giggled and stood up from her braidwork. "Well Master, it's time that we let our visitor in."
Tomoyo was about to knock on the door when Nakuru opened it. "Hi!!"
She smiled back uncertainly. "H-Hi. Is your master there?"
"Yup. So are you going to marry him now?" the woman chirped.
"N-No!! I just dropped by to check on him because he wasn't in school.." Her words trailed off when she saw Eriol's grinning face looking down at her from the balcony.
"Oh dear Tomoyo! I didn't know you actually care!" he sighed melodramatically.
"I don't!" she screamed through gritted teeth. She turned to leave. Her eyes then widened. The garden suddenly seemed like one gigantic maze! "The Maze card!"
He clapped. "Very good, hime. You are smart, indeed. Now you decide if you would want to become a brave martyr by finding your way out of that labyrinth or.." He smiled. "..you come into my humble home and have a relaxing chat with me."
"Why you-" she began.
"- handsome, lovable, dashing, adorable Adonis sent from above to grace the green grass of earth with his charming good looks," finished Eriol, mouth twitched in amusement.
"Heaven sent? Hah! More like kicked out of heaven!"
Suddenly the maze disappeared and in came Kaho, smiling at everyone. "Eriol, shame on you, playing tricks on such a nice girl." She turned to Tomoyo. "You must forgive him, Tomoyo. He's a bit hyper because he's excited about our wedding. He told me when he was in fifth grade that he would marry me in seven years, and the long wait must have created a peculiar effect in his neurological system."
"W-What?!!" cried Tomoyo. That was the same thing Eriol promised her, only it was the other way around.
On the other hand, Eriol hid a grimace. That was the fatal mistake he commited. He misinterpreted the Dream card and thought it was Kaho that the card was talking about, but after one year, he discovered that he was wrong.
"Man," he muttered, looking at the two women in front of him. Today was definitely NOT a good day.
"Would you like some tea?" asked Kaho.
Tomoyo nodded.
And Eriol smiled impeccably, as always. But Tomoyo noticed that today, his smile was a bit too perfect.
Something was wrong.
"This morning, Eriol didn't go to school just to arrange the last few details of our wedding with our wedding coordinator. Now all we need is a videographer for our wedding!" narrated Kaho as they sat in the living room.
"I see." Something was forming in Tomoyo's mind. The perfect revenge.
Tomoyo's heart beated excitedly. Here's her chance to take revenge on the know-it-all reincarnation of the wisest sorcerer in the world!
"Kaho-sensei, please allow me to be the official videographer of your wedding!" she pleaded.
Eriol gasped inwardly. He accidentally choked on his tea.
As Kaho checked on him worriedly, Tomoyo watched him in gleeful satisfaction. "Take that, Mr.Smartass," her mind cheered.
And this was just the beginning.
******NC Preview*******
Just as Naoko and Eriol's lips touched, a flash of lightbulb startled the two.
It was Tomoyo, holding a camera, smiling victoriously.
"Smile! You're on candid camera!" she said cheerfully.
It was too rich for Tomoyo in one day so the next morning, she waited excitedly for Eriol's escort service complimented with his daily dose of wisecracks. She was going to start her own vexing marathon with him.
But to her utter shock, he didn't come.
He wasn't even present in the classroom or the school newsroom. Eriol "Oh-God-I'm-Perfect" Hiiragizawa was absent for the first time in his entire school life.
And she hated to admit this, but she was bothered by it. Really, really bothered. Her day just wasn't the same without his annoying ubiquitousness.
Nakuru Akizuki was trying on her just-acquired-from-tv cosmetology skills on the sleeping Spinel when she heard her master groan for the nth time.
"I'm doomed!" cried Eriol, looking at the printed wedding invitations bearing his name with Kaho's. "My god ol bachelor days are over."
"Well, it is your fault, Master," shrugged Nakuru. "You should have told Ms.Kaho that you're not interested to marry her anymore."
"But how should I know that the flower of my destiny that the Dream card predicted for me wasn't a rose but a plum blossom?" he whined. "Never in my wildest dreams had I ever imagined myself walking down the aisle with raven Dragon Lady."
"Do you really believe in all the Dream card's predictions?" asked the servant curiously.
He nodded. "It predicted the lovelife of Sakura and my cute little descendant when I myself didn't see that one coming."
"That's because you were eyeing Li Syaoran for yourself!" giggled Nakuru.
He chuckled. "Well, I'll take him anytime over dragon lady. Only Kami-sama knows how I can tame that fierce little beauty."
Spinel opened one eye. "Master, I couldn't help but eavesdrop in your conversation, and I have to remark how fond you are of Tomoyo Daidouji."
He paused, then laughed. "Ah you wicked little thing! You always see through my lies."
"It's not like it's hard, Master. When it comes to Tomoyo, your feelings are as transparent as the glass window of this room. You lose your touch in emotional masks." It looked at Nakuru. "To prove it, even this simpleton knows about your feelings for her."
"Hey!" cried the woman.
"That bad?" he said with a rueful smile. "I guess Tomoyo is a hazard to my perfect image of a reincarnation of the wisest mage in the world."
"Oh Eriol-sama, you are not Clow Reed. You are just an ordinary person just like Tomoyo and Sakura," said Nakuru.
His eyes softened. "You're right." He then perked up. "I smell the fragrance of plum blossoms." His eyes gleamed mischievously.
"The flower is on our doorstep, Master," informed Spinel, looking out at the window. It then saw its reflection on the window. "YOU CRAZY WOMAN!! WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY FUR??!!!"
Nakuru giggled and stood up from her braidwork. "Well Master, it's time that we let our visitor in."
Tomoyo was about to knock on the door when Nakuru opened it. "Hi!!"
She smiled back uncertainly. "H-Hi. Is your master there?"
"Yup. So are you going to marry him now?" the woman chirped.
"N-No!! I just dropped by to check on him because he wasn't in school.." Her words trailed off when she saw Eriol's grinning face looking down at her from the balcony.
"Oh dear Tomoyo! I didn't know you actually care!" he sighed melodramatically.
"I don't!" she screamed through gritted teeth. She turned to leave. Her eyes then widened. The garden suddenly seemed like one gigantic maze! "The Maze card!"
He clapped. "Very good, hime. You are smart, indeed. Now you decide if you would want to become a brave martyr by finding your way out of that labyrinth or.." He smiled. "..you come into my humble home and have a relaxing chat with me."
"Why you-" she began.
"- handsome, lovable, dashing, adorable Adonis sent from above to grace the green grass of earth with his charming good looks," finished Eriol, mouth twitched in amusement.
"Heaven sent? Hah! More like kicked out of heaven!"
Suddenly the maze disappeared and in came Kaho, smiling at everyone. "Eriol, shame on you, playing tricks on such a nice girl." She turned to Tomoyo. "You must forgive him, Tomoyo. He's a bit hyper because he's excited about our wedding. He told me when he was in fifth grade that he would marry me in seven years, and the long wait must have created a peculiar effect in his neurological system."
"W-What?!!" cried Tomoyo. That was the same thing Eriol promised her, only it was the other way around.
On the other hand, Eriol hid a grimace. That was the fatal mistake he commited. He misinterpreted the Dream card and thought it was Kaho that the card was talking about, but after one year, he discovered that he was wrong.
"Man," he muttered, looking at the two women in front of him. Today was definitely NOT a good day.
"Would you like some tea?" asked Kaho.
Tomoyo nodded.
And Eriol smiled impeccably, as always. But Tomoyo noticed that today, his smile was a bit too perfect.
Something was wrong.
"This morning, Eriol didn't go to school just to arrange the last few details of our wedding with our wedding coordinator. Now all we need is a videographer for our wedding!" narrated Kaho as they sat in the living room.
"I see." Something was forming in Tomoyo's mind. The perfect revenge.
Tomoyo's heart beated excitedly. Here's her chance to take revenge on the know-it-all reincarnation of the wisest sorcerer in the world!
"Kaho-sensei, please allow me to be the official videographer of your wedding!" she pleaded.
Eriol gasped inwardly. He accidentally choked on his tea.
As Kaho checked on him worriedly, Tomoyo watched him in gleeful satisfaction. "Take that, Mr.Smartass," her mind cheered.
And this was just the beginning.
******NC Preview*******
Just as Naoko and Eriol's lips touched, a flash of lightbulb startled the two.
It was Tomoyo, holding a camera, smiling victoriously.
"Smile! You're on candid camera!" she said cheerfully.